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Prepositions of Location

The most common prepositions of location are

in	outside (of)
on	between
at	beside
by	beyond
near	in front of
nearby	in back of
above	behind
below	next to
over	on top of
under	within
up	beneath
down	underneath
around	among
through	along
inside	against

These prepositions are most commonly followed by "the" and a noun. Both the speaker and the listener likely know which object is being referred to.

Examples,

The keys are on the table. (We both know which table.)
The post office is next to the bakery. (Not: next to bakery)

Occasionally, prepositions can be used with "a/an." This usually indicates that the speaker knows of the place, but the listener does not.

For example,

I live by a river. (You probably don't know which one.)
I live by the river. (You know the river I'm talking about.)

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plz explain more
written by khosrow, January 26, 2008

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written by tulip, September 09, 2009

This one is good,but i require a master-v chart for grammar which can be used to speak grammatically correct sentences,and the examples given here are very few,if u can provide example so that we don't get confused when to use on ,in,etc.

Prepositions of Location
written by nargis, September 16, 2009

I need Lots Of Examples Pls Send me.in
outside (of)

on
between

at
beside

by
beyond

near
in front of

nearby
in back of

above
behind

below
next to

over
on top of

under
within

up
beneath

down
underneath

around
among

through
along

inside
against
I don't know how to use these words on sentences.